disculpate
[ˈdɪskʌɫpeɪt]
"disculpate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disculpate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disculpate · disculpate · English
disculpate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disculpate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdɪskʌɫpeɪt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disculpate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disculpate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdɪskʌɫpeɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for disculpate in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin disculpātus, perfect passive participle of disculpō (“to disculpate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- (“off”, denoting the ending of an action) + culpō (“to blame”), from culpa (“fault”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). D… The correct English form is disculpate, spelled D-I-S-C-U-L-P-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disculpate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He […] endeavoured to disculpate the youth, and left no method untried to soften the tyrant's rage.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin disculpātus, perfect passive participle of disculpō (“to disculpate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- (“off”, denoting the ending of an action) + culpō (“to blame”), from culpa (“fault”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of disculp.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.